On the geometry of magnetic Skyrmions on thin films
arXiv:1908.08428 · doi:10.1016/j.geomphys.2020.103802
Abstract
We study the recently introduced 'critically coupled' model of magnetic Skyrmions, generalising it to thin films with curved geometry. The model feels keenly the extrinsic geometry of the film in three-dimensional space. We find exact Skyrmion solutions on spherical, conical and cylindrical thin films. Axially symmetric solutions on cylindrical films are described by kinks tunnelling between 'vacua'. For the model defined on general compact thin films, we prove the existence of energy minimising multi-Skyrmion solutions and construct the (resolved) moduli space of these solutions.
arXiv comment27 pages, 4 figures. v2: title changed, references added, figures improved, minor corrections made; version accepted for publication
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